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'Bootsh No. 225,569. Patented Map; 16 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ROBERT CHURCH, OF ST. LAMBERT, QUEBEC, CANADA.

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 225,569, dated March 16, 1880. Application filed September 15, 1879. Patented in Canada, August 19, 1879.

To all lwhom it may concern Be it. known that I, ROBERT CHURCH, of the village of St. Lambert, in the county of Chambly and Province of Quebec, Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Long-Leg Boots; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention, which, although specially iutended for stoga boots, is equally applicable to those of finer quality, may be said to consist, broadly, in making the leg in mone piece out in a special shape, so as to have the seam in front. T

The advantage which I claim for this is that a boot made in this way is less liable to rip than any other,l as the seam comes in a place where there is no strain upon it, and besides this, .there is a saving both in labor and material.

For full comprehension, however, of the invention,reference must be had to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a view of the leg-piece spread out, and Fig. 2 a perspective View of a boot embodying my invention.

Similar letters o1" reference indicate like parts.

A is the leg-piece, cut substantially iu the shape shown in Fig. l, A A being the meeting edges, which come together at the front of the boot.

The upper edge, A2, is, as shown, cut down at the parts nearest the edges, making it possible to sew a hat seam without turning the boot. The lower edge, A4, is; as shown in Fig. l, cut concave, and, in cases where an outside counter is used, is cut up, as at b, the ei'ect of this upward cut being that when it is extended and the lower edge, A4, brought even with the edge of the counter, (this being cut convex,)`

the projecting pieces a a are brought farther forward on the shankrand at the same time the seam formed by the edges A A is brought into a perpendicular line, affording fullness both to the top and bottom of the boot, and at the 'same time a corresponding narrowness at the ankle, thereby giving the boot the proper shape and lessening the chance of its falling down and wrinkling.

The edges of this leg-piece are, as usual, cut away for the reception of the tongue c of the foot C, and may follow the dotted lines in Fig. 2 5 but I prefer to leave on the pieces a. a, which serve as side linings, strengthening and binding vtogether' the boot at the shank. `D is the top piece, sewed on when the meeting edges have been joined.

, It will be seen that by my invention a great economy is effected in material, as the separate leg-piece can be cut, without detrimentto wear, comfort, or appearance, from the tlanky part of the hide, or from lighter or cheaper material than that required for the vamp or outside counter.

I am aware that long-leg boots have been made with the leg formed of a single piece, such as Napoleon boots; but in these the seam is at the back, and in the Hessian boot, although there is a front seam, the leg is composed of more than one piece.

I am also aware that boots have been made with the seam at or nearly in front of the leg; butin these cases the legpiece and vamp have been in one; and I am also cognizant of the fact that in such boots an incision has been made up the back at the heel, and also in shoes or gaiters; but in these last the object and make of the boot are different, and such construction is hereby disclaimed.

What I claim is as follows:

l. The pattern A, as shown and described, and for the purposes set forth.

2. In a long-leg boot, the leg-piece A, as shown and described, in combination with the top piece, D. i

R. CHURCH, In presence of- THos. BINMOEE, Fans. HY. REYNoLDs. 

